Ivan Lebedeff

Russian actor

Ivan Lebedeff

Born	Ivan Basil Lebedeff (1894-06-18)18 June 1894 Ushpol, Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	31 March 1953(1953-03-31) (aged 58) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1926-1953
Spouse	Wera Engels (1941-1953)

Ivan Lebedeff (born Ivan Vasilyevich Lebedev (Russian: Иван Васильевич Лебедев), 18 June 1894 – 31 March 1953) was a Russian film actor, lecturer and writer. He appeared in 66 films between 1926 and 1953. In 1940, his novel, Legion of Dishonor, was published.

Biography

Lebedeff was born in Ushpol, now Užpaliai, then part of the Russian Empire, now Lithuania, on 18 June 1894.^[1] He migrated to the United States in 1925 and in 1930 was recorded at Los Angeles as an actor.^[2]

On 15 August 1937, he was recorded as re-entering the United States from Mexico, when it was noted that he had resided in the U. S. between 2 October 1925 and 14 October 1930, and again between 20 April 1932, and 13 August 1937. His closest relation was given as his sister Nathalie Lebedeff, of Nice, in the south of France.^[3]

On 12 November 1937, he was naturalized in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.^[4] In 1944, he campaigned on behalf of Governor Thomas Dewey, Republican presidential candidate.

He died on 31 March 1953, in Los Angeles, California, from a heart attack.^[5]

Partial filmography

Fine Manners (1926) - The Prince (uncredited)
The Sorrows of Satan (1926) - Amiel
The Love of Sunya (1927) - Ted Morgan
The Angel of Broadway (1927) - Lonnie
The Forbidden Woman (1927) - Sheik
Let 'Her Go Gallagher (1928) - Stephen B. Hade AKA Four Fingers Dan
Walking Back (1928) - Beaut Thibaut
Sin Town (1929) - Pete Laguerro
The Veiled Woman (1929) - Capt. Paul Fevier
The One Woman Idea (1929) - Hosainn
Street Girl (1929) - Prince Nicholaus of Aregon
They Had to See Paris (1929) - Marquis de Brissac
Men Without Women (1930) - Man in Bar with Top Hat (uncredited)
The Cuckoos (1930) - Baron de Camp
Midnight Mystery (1930) - Mischa Kawelin
Conspiracy (1930) - Butch Miller
The Lady Refuses (1931) - Nikolai Rabinoff
Laugh and Get Rich (1931) - Count Dimitriff (uncredited)
Bachelor Apartment (1931) - Pedro De Maneau
The Gay Diplomat (1931) - Captain Ivan Orloff
Unholy Love (1932) - Alex Stockmar
Sweepings (1933) - Prince Niko Gilitziv (uncredited)
Made on Broadway (1933) - Ramon Salinas
Laughing at Life (1933) - Don Flavio Montenegro
Bombshell (1933) - Marquis
Moulin Rouge (1934) - Ramon
The Merry Frinks (1934) - Ramon Alvarez
Kansas City Princess (1934) - Dr. Sascha Pilnakoff
Strange Wives (1934) - Dimitri
Sweepstake Annie (1935) - Baron Rudolph Baritska
Goin' to Town (1935) - Ivan Valadov
China Seas (1935) - Ngah
She Couldn't Take It (1935) - Count (uncredited)
The Golden Arrow (1936) - Count Guilliano
Pepper (1936) - Baron Von Stofel
Love on the Run (1936) - Igor
Mama Steps Out (1937) - Coco Duval - the Painter
Fair Warning (1937) - Count Andre Lukacha
History Is Made at Night (1937) - Michael Browsky
Maytime (1937) - Empress' Dinner Companion (uncredited)
Atlantic Flight (1937) - Baron Hayygard
Angel (1937) - Prince Vladimir Gregorovitch (scenes deleted)
Conquest (1937) - Cossack Captain (uncredited)
Wise Girl (1937) - Prince Michael
Straight Place and Show (1938) - Ivan Borokov - Russian Jockey
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939) - Ronnie (uncredited)
The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939) - Michael Strogonoff
Trapped in the Sky (1939) - Dure
Hotel for Women (1939) - Galdos (uncredited)
Passport to Alcatraz (1940) - Bogen
Public Deb No. 1 (1940) - Feodor
The Shanghai Gesture (1941) - The Gambler
Blue, White and Perfect (1942) - Alexis Fournier
Lure of the Islands (1942) - The Commandant
Foreign Agent (1942) - Okura
Journey into Fear (1943) - Witness (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow (1943) - Mr. Rosengoltz (uncredited)
Around the World (1943) - Menlo (uncredited)
Are These Our Parents? (1944) - Alexis Dolan
Oh, What a Night (1944) - Boris
Rhapsody in Blue (1945) - Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
Heartbeat (1946) - Thief at Ball (uncredited)
California Conquest (1952) - Alexander Rotcheff
The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) - Marquis (uncredited)
The War of the Worlds (1953) - Dr. Gratzman (uncredited)

References

^ Date taken from naturalization papers and death index entry
^ 1930 U.S. Federal Census for Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, ED 53, Sheet 11B, Dwelling 231, Family 317, Charles Danziger household. Ivan B. Lebedeff, guest, male, white, 35y, single, Lithuania, Russia, Albania, speaks Russian, immigration 1925, alien, actor.
^ Reentry via Mexico. Border Crossings: From Mexico to U.S., 1895-1957, Ancestry.com: "Jean or Ivan Lebedeff, b. Uzpaliai, Lithuania, 43y, male, actor, last permanent residence: Plaza Hotel, Hollywood, CA, returning to last residence, closest relative: sister, Nathalie Lebedeff, 42 Bros 3t de Dr. Richelini, Nice, France. Description of immigrant: 6'0", dk brown hair, brown eyes, fair complexion, sm mole over right eyebrow; all departure and reentry paperwork was in order. Resided in U.S. 2 Oct 1925-14 Oct 1930 and 20 April 1932 – 13 August 1937.
^ Two index cards on Ancestry.com. Actual paperwork can be found on Footnote.com. Declaration #61076, 15 June 1932 (vol 110, pg 476); Petition #56130, 10 August 1937 (vol. 319, pg. 48)
^ Death. CA Death Index, 1940-1997, Ancestry.com; accessed 29 January 2018.